The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-10-13
Crop Summary.

The following crop summary will appear
in this week issue OF the Farmers Review
of Chicago:
The reports OF our crop correspondents
this week summarized give the following
averages:
Minnesota-Nine counties estimate the
yield OF corn al 25 bushels per acre. Other
crops yield: Spring wheat. 10 2-3 bushels;
oats 81 bushels and potatoes 92 bushels
per acre. No old corn on hand.
Dakota-Sixteen counties estimate the
yield of corn at so bushels per acre. Other
crops yield: Spring wheat, 14A bushels;
oats, 81 3-5 bushels, and pota toes 100
bushels per acre. No old corn.
was burned to the ground with twenty
head OF horses including $500 bfooded
colt, a running horse in attendance at the
fair.
Nothing has been heard OF NJ. V. Miller,
the missing president OF the board of trus-
tees OF the agricultural college OF Dakota.
1t is rumored that he struck the banks
worse than reported.
A conference is to be held between. Bis
marck and Crispi, the Italian prime mimic
ter The inter view, which will be held at
Friedrichsruhe, is regarded as OF supreme
Importance. 1t has especial referen ce to q
renewal OF the military convention among
Italy, Austria and Germany. The alliance
OF the central powers with Italy on gener-
al policy was renewed for five years. but
the military convention, for offensive and
defensive purposes, covered only six
months-from March last to September.
At a largely attended meeting OF the
Massachusetts Reform club the following
was unanimously adopted: Resolved, That
this club heartily pledges to the president
nj tha TTpitoJ tat itSurcord;o1 id in IN.
porting the dignity, independence and
fidelity to civil service reform OF the leading
federal officers OF Boston-collector and
postmaster.
Fargo Dakota, Special:-The trustee
mortgage given to E. G. Eddy on
the Huntington & Yerxa property was
foreclosed. This covered two and q quar-
ter sections OF improved land and about
fifty city lots. E. s; Tyler purchased the
SAG, sos for it-less than one.half OF the
value.
At Rome, Ga, q negro named Johnson
lieutenant OF the Salvation Army, has
been arrested for outraging seyen-year
old girl named McGinnis. johnson is like
ly to be lynched.
At Millersburg, Ohio, Rev. Henry Glenn
ems, q Methodist preacher, committed
suicide in a horrible manner. He placed
the muzzle OF shotgun in his mouth anG
discharged it with his foot. blowing off tn,
entire top OF his head. Temporary insan
ity was the cause.
: Bret Harte intends making his home ir
the suburbs OF London. He isnow earning
$4,000 to $40, 900 year.
The Woman's Relief corps OF the G. A. r.
has elected the following officers for the en-
suing year; Mrs. Emma s.. Hampton, De
troit, Mich, national president; Mrs. Cora
Day Young, Toledo, Ohio, senior vice presi
dent; Mrs. Mary j. Ingraham, New Jersey,
i1nior vice president Mrs. Sarah G.
Nichols, Auburn, N. Y, instituting and in
; stalling officer; Mrs. Armita A. Cheney
Detroit, secretary. The corps numbers
$4,000 members.
The monthly statement sh ows o de
crease OF over fourteen millions in the pub
lie debt for September.
ACurate named Cooper, at Cretingham
Eng. cut his Wears throat at midnight
with a razor, causing instant death. The
victims name was Farley. Cooper was
arrested. He is thought to be insane.
Rev. DIR. Parker, the noted English divine
preached q very forcible and earnest ser.
mon at Plymouth church Sunday, and
made a favorable impression, notwith
standing his marked mannerisms and
awkward gestures.
W. A. Mitchell has been appointed post.
master at Minnesota Oak.
The following pensions have been grant.
ed Wisconsin: j. Francisco, Elkhorn: .,
9. Brdyton. Marquette; Adam Huber;
Ellsworth; Jay Marcus Jewett. Eau Claire
4. Steitzer, Burr Oak; H. G, Hoover, Genoa
J. J. Hawley. Wautoma; w. Buckingham,
Ridgeway; David Gordon, Kingsbridge; j.
Rogers, Desoto; L. Shannon, Mcdill: J. /
Bell, Eau Claire; Allen Rusk, Sparta; +;
London, Jacksonport; j. Morton, Monroe
T. Fitzpatrick, Wausau; William Ingham
Tomali.
Hon. Thomas A. Armstrong, editor an6
proprietor Of the National Labor Tribuns
dies at Pitt1burg.